Looking for inspiration in your business adventure? Here are Top 10 Inspirational Entrepreneurs 2017 to keep you going higher in your quest for business success.

Top 10 Inspirational Entrepreneurs

#1: Anthony Smith: Smith is CEO and Founder of Insightly, a CRM solution business that helps small businesses improve their relationships and marketing ROI. Born in New Zealand and now a resident of Australia, Smith has leveraged his previous experience in designing CRM software for enterprises, to assist a growing target market. He recognizes how underserved small businesses are in terms of solutions to grow their businesses.

 

 

#2: Ekta Sahasi: Sahasi is vice president of the U.S .Business Innovation Center (BIC) for Konica Minolta, where her team seeks out new places to invest in disruptive technology that can advance the company’s competitive advantage. When not investing in startups and overseeing innovation at Konica Minolta, Sahasi helps startups understand how they can enter Asian markets and work within those cultural parameters.

#3: Zak Westphal: Westphal is behind some of the fastest-growing digital products. He is the founder and CEO of StocksToTrade.com, an expanding company in FinTech, as well as the owner of a top sales and marketing agency for online companies. Westphal is responsible for $120 million in revenue in online publishing. His latest company, StocksToTrade, launched in March 2016, and already has over 9,000 paid subscribers. Westphal is also a sought-after speaker on building successful online companies and has spoken institutions like Harvard University.

#4: Caleb Elston:  Elston is CEO and co-founder of Delighted, which offers a unique way to connect with customers, by using technology to collect actionable feedback. He is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and co-founded a number of successful startups, including Mosaic, Yobongo, Justin.tv, Kallow, Toluu and uSnacks.com

#5: Stephen Ufford:  Ufford is co-founder and CEO of Trulioo, a company that offers a suite of online identity verification solutions and data exchange tools. He has co-founded numerous companies related to identity verification and credit reporting, including Pharos Global Strategies Ltd., NCB Data Services Inc. and iQuiri Inc.

 

Top 10 Inspirational Entrepreneurs

#6: Russ Ruffino: Founder and CEO of Clients on Demand, the most reliable client attraction system in the world, Ruffino has helped coaches and thought leaders all over the world build six-figure monthly businesses from scratch. His massive success in marketing and as a business owner has allowed him to become one of the most respected business coaches in the industry.

#7: Roger Bryan: Bryan is a serial entrepreneur with two successful exits: a marketing agency and an ecommerce business. His current venture, Enfusen, named a Top 10 Tool Entrepreneurs Can Use to Automate Their Business by Inc., is a machine-learning analytics platform that helps digital marketing agencies drive increased traffic and conversion for their clients.

#8: Angela Lauria:  Angela E. Lauria is the founder of The Author Incubator, and creator of the Difference Process for writing a book that matters. She hosts Page UP, a podcast which provides inspiration and information for authors trying to leverage their books to reach more people. Lauria has helped over 250 authors reach Amazon best-seller status in at least one category in the past two years. In addition, she is the author of The Incubated Author: 10 Steps to Start a Movement with Your Message and The Difference: 10 Steps To Writing A Book That Matters. Her new book, Publishing Reimagined: How to Use Amazon to Exploit your Own Rights and Why You Should will be released by Difference Press in 2017.

 

#9: Adrian Nazari: Nazari is the CEO and founder of Credit Sesame, a credit and loan-management platform that works as an advocate for consumers, offering free tools and comprehensive advice that helps them more effectively manage their credit. He has developed liability solutions for banks, as the founder of Financial Crossing and Financial Circuit.

#10: Mike Radenbaugh: Radenbaugh is president and founder of Rad Power Bikes, whose bike is at the forefront of electric vehicles. He has been focused on creating fun and functional electric transportation products that consumers will love, including downhill bikes and even a high-speed electric recumbent trike.

 

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